@HelloFutureMe

you forgot "and this is why spongebob is a powerful critique of capitalism"

@wolfmanwilliam5801

Speaking of cinema, I don’t know if you know this or not, but Viggo actually broke his toe on that one scene in the great series of films known as The Lord of the Rings

@yungblink

“And you know what else is square? Today’s video sponsor, Squarespace.”

@desdemonadupre5591

Time stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Part 1
39:32 Part 2 The industrial revolution
01:26:33 Part 3 The vietnam war
02:10:03 Part 4 Nickelodeon
02:47:01 Part 3 Sponsor
04:03:17 Part 4 Spongebob squarepants was born and he's the best END

@Andre_APM

"Man, Spongebob sure does like to invade Squidward's privacy. But he wouldn't need to worry about that anymore if he just used Nord VPN. Nord VPN is the world's largest..."





Edit 1/16/24: I completely forgot I made this comment 2 YEARS ago and I get a notif about it today and I have 26k likes??? Holy crap thanks everyone

@GhostGum

What an amazing and in-depth video essay. I loved the part where you explained the significance of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo in regards to Plankton stealing the formula.

@ProfessorM_PhD

"How a krabby patty represents depression and anxiety"

@LovleyLemonade

Im always amazed at their ability to turn what should be a 10 minute video tops into a 2-4 hour journey.

@tsa7007

don’t forget the completely unnecessary sound of a VHS being put into a VCR at the beginning of the video over a black screen

@Aero3691

I’ve seen some great video essays; 
I’ve seen some terrible video essays. 
I’ve seen some long video essays;
I’ve seen some short video essays.
I’ve seen some hilarious video essays;
I’ve seen some video essays that nearly drove me to tears. 

But this,

Well,

This did what none of those ever could. 

What did it do, you ask?

Well,

Allow me to explain. 




Part 1: The Early History of Written Essays (Socrates - Aristotle)

@Kraut_the_Parrot

To fully grasp the history of Luxembourg, we must start this 4-hour video essay in stone age Spain.

@gordokta

i honestly wasn’t expected how dark it got at around 2:43:17 sometimes you forget behind every piece of art is an artist and we often overlook how tortured those souls can be

@Armistice_

A distinctly squidwardian approach to video essays, good job!

@NathanielBandy

Always starts with the history lesson

@icewallowkids6628

Omg the accuracy, “before I tell you why spongebob is a good show, let me tell you what makes a good show”

@LumosVeil

I love video essays, just listening to someone talk and explain the things they love is always pleasant. I like putting video essays in the background while drawing.

@grnpyro5110

"The Rise and Fall Of..."
"In Defense Of..."
"The Problem With..."

@Alexian-v6c

You skipped the creation of the earth, but I’ll forgive you

@oopsalldrip1376

forgot the generic lo-fi hip hop beats

@juliethartshorn

I love incredibly long video essays like this where they end up discussing topics that barely relate to the main topic of the vid, and are split into several sections, preferably with like a skit somewhere in there or a musical number or two, maybe some costume changes throughout as well